Ford Ranger PXII & PXII Electric Steering

[kevino]

Originally Posted by au2000

Holy hell… 6 months?….
Surely somewhere in Australia or the world there’s a spare steering rack? It’s not like rangers are a rarity !

Thats shocking
I had a 2020 Skoda Fabia wagon only prob couple hundred sold that year
Need a new steering rack 7 weeks guess from Europe.

Ford.

Just like the totally useless jack/brace supplied with my Puma and every other Puma.

[kevino]

Rack did take 7 weeks to get middle of covid.

[Trevor 57]

Originally Posted by au2000

Holy hell… 6 months?….
Surely somewhere in Australia or the world there’s a spare steering rack? It’s not like rangers are a rarity !

A mate works for another dealer in another part of the State, I chatted ti him this morning, he says sounds right, all dealers are having trouble getting spares

[au2000]

I’m just shocked Trev that for a car so new and so popular there’s nothing about for this long

[Trevor 57]

It is pretty ****, I don't know how Ford can think this is a good thing

They are blaming supply issues, but if these are made in Thailand then tell them to ramp up supply, pretty simple

[Tassie f100]

Originally Posted by Trevor 57

It is pretty ****, I don't know how Ford can think this is a good thing

They are blaming supply issues, but if these are made in Thailand then tell them to ramp up supply, pretty simple

And it isn’t because it is an Australian only market.The Ranger is a global market product!so they must be sold in the 100s of thousands,a lot of them in the RHD market.

[Trevor 57]

I got back from the UK Monday, there is heaps there, I saw them everywhere

[Franco Cozzo]

I reckon it's gone NLA from the manufacturer and Ford Australia hasn't updated the information, so now everyone's steering racks are sitting on back order perpetually with ETAs creeping out month by month.

Curious if they share the same steering rack with the current model Ranger? If so maybe all the stock is being prioritised for the new Ranger production.

We used to do that with Kenworth all the time, their production would be prioritised for stock and PACCAR Parts which is their spare parts network buying the exact same parts got nuts.

[Smoke Pursuit]

There has got to be more to this.....

[Trevor 57]

My Ranger is now sitting at the local Ford Dealer, it has become undrivable due to the power steering rack becoming completely inoperable, it can be driven but with NO power assist so I insisted it be taken to them. 'Apparently' they have the new steering rack and and now waiting on a sway bar FFS

[FTE217]

mate, good luck.
I wouldn't have waited this long but thats me.

[Itsme]

I guess you would not recommend Darryl Twitt Ford.

[Trevor 57]

Originally Posted by FTE217

mate, good luck.
I wouldn't have waited this long but thats me.

No choice I tried other dealers and none had them and were in fact waiting on them too

You can't buy aftermarket, so you have no choice but to wait

[Trevor 57]

Originally Posted by Itsme

I guess you would not recommend Darryl Twitt Ford.

Not just DTM, no-one had any. It is a Ford Australia issue,not a local dealer issue

[au2000]

Sometimes… tech is not always the best…

[Trevor 57]

I could have got an aftermarket hydraulic steering rack, but . . . . . . . . . . .

Electric are not available aftermarket.

[Itsme]

Originally Posted by Trevor 57

I could have got an aftermarket hydraulic steering rack, but . . . . . . . . . . .

Electric are not available aftermarket.

Oh they are there if you search online, seen a few since this topic came up.
What I have seen is that they are remanufactured as one would expect.
Only matter of time these will become more common.
Here is one example from Perth WA........ https://www.steeringlpsr.com/product...er-px-series-3

[Trevor 57]

Insurance company wouldn't allow remanufactured

New ones are NOT out there

[Itsme]

Originally Posted by Trevor 57

Insurance company wouldn't allow remanufactured

New ones are NOT out there

I call B.S. on insurance companies not allowing remanufactured or reconditioned parts but hey you think you know everything.

[Trevor 57]

Only going by what insurance company said but hey you think you know everything

[kevino]

Originally Posted by Itsme

I call B.S. on insurance companies not allowing remanufactured or reconditioned parts but hey you think you know everything.

No sorry.
I had a similar on my skoda and needed a new steering rack.
Again insurer required factory new rack.

Maybe you are more correct with older cars but new ish cars here is two examples. (Myself and Trev)

[Trevor 57]

Come on he is correct, we are both wrong, coz he knows everything

[PG2]

Trev

Only throwing it out there...

Who are you insured with? You may have already said but I'm not going back through the whole thread.

We had a similar problem to yourself a number of years ago. My EF wagon got damaged and they repaired it. When it was returned one of the axles were bent. There were no genuine ones available so the insurance company and I came to an agreement, they paid that amount and I personally had a mechanic fit a second hand one. I had to sign some sort of waiver to do with the lifetime warranty.

Would your insurance company entertain something like that? Apologies if this has already been covered.

[BENT_8]

Originally Posted by PG2

Trev

Only throwing it out there...

Who are you insured with? You may have already said but I'm not going back through the whole thread.

We had a similar problem to yourself a number of years ago. My EF wagon got damaged and they repaired it. When it was returned one of the axles were bent. There were no genuine ones available so the insurance company and I came to an agreement, they paid that amount and I personally had a mechanic fit a second hand one. I had to sign some sort of waiver to do with the lifetime warranty.

Would your insurance company entertain something like that? Apologies if this has already been covered.

Exactly what I was thinking, just ask them to compensate for the cost and fitment of a rack and use it to source and install a reco unit.
Knowing how hit and miss factory parts can be a reco unit is probably a better result.
And if the insurer wont comply, spend 5 minutes filling out an AFCA complaint citing lengthy delays etc. and they'll be jumping through hoops within 14 days

[Itsme]

Originally Posted by Trevor 57

Only going by what insurance company said but hey you think you know everything

Originally Posted by kevino

No sorry.
I had a similar on my skoda and needed a new steering rack.
Again insurer required factory new rack.

Maybe you are more correct with older cars but new ish cars here is two examples. (Myself and Trev)

Hey, don't believe me, no skin off my nose, but I'm certain most in the repair industry will say the same.
If no new parts available, second hand or reconditioned will be substituted, unless vehicle is up to 12months old.

Cheers

[kevino]

Yeah well mine was 11 months into ownership not sure how old Trev s Ranger is but over 12 months.

[Trevor 57]

Originally Posted by Trevor 57

My Ranger is now sitting at the local Ford Dealer, it has become undrivable due to the power steering rack becoming completely inoperable, it can be driven but with NO power assist so I insisted it be taken to them. 'Apparently' they have the new steering rack and and now waiting on a sway bar FFS

Really, the last 10 posts or so are irrelevant as the steering rack is at the dealers, they are waiting for a sway bar

[PG2]

Originally Posted by Trevor 57

Really, the last 10 posts or so are irrelevant as the steering rack is at the dealers, they are waiting for a sway bar

Great.

No need to discuss further. Thread closed.